About

• Emerging Market Credit Analyst (9 Month Fixed Term Contract)
• 22 Bishopsgate, Hybrid – Hybrid
• At AXA IM our purpose, to act for human progress by investing for what matters, is central to every action we take as a business. As a responsible asset manager, we actively invest for the long-term to help our clients, our people and the world to prosper.
• As a future Emerging Market Credit Analyst, you will report to our Emerging Markets Senior Portfolio Manager, and you will be part of AXA IM Core.

• DISCOVER your opportunity
• To provide fundamental risk analysis and make recommendations on emerging markets corporates through thorough bottom-up credit analysis and relative value assessment to support investment performance and alpha generation. Regional focus will be on Latin America and CEEMEA.

Your role and responsibilities will include

• Support Emerging Markets Fixed Income Portfolio Managers’ investment decisions, based on bottom-up fundamental and relative value (across the capital structure) credit analysis of issuers and sectors.
• Principal coverage will be Latin American and CEEMEA corporates and quasi-sovereigns, in both the IG and HY space.
• Experience with Latin American and CEEMEA TMT, metals and mining, utilities, energy, consumer and industrial sectors.
• Assign proprietary internal fundamental credit scores and make recommendations for EM credits to PMs, applying the AXA IM credit research process.
• Design and maintain financial models for each credit, updating of financial results and provision of forward-looking credit analysis.
• Continual monitoring of financial disclosures, corporate actions, news and events which may impact the coverage universe.
• Provide timely and proactive communication of implications for credit quality.
• Suggest measures to manage credit and market risks as necessary.
• Awareness of ESG issues for credit exposures.
• Preparation of regular sector reviews and recommendations and their presentation to the EM debt team.
• Provide back-up for other credit analysts when required.

• SHARE your unique expertise

• We welcome different combinations of skills & experiences.

Your qualifications, knowledge and experience

• Experience in credit analysis, including bond selection, acquired at an asset management firm, investment bank and/or credit rating agency.
• Candidates must demonstrate a high level of knowledge of corporate credit analysis and best practice techniques, and the ability to interpret and analyse company financial statements.
• Previous experience with LatAm and CEEMEA IG and HY credits, including corporates and quasi-sovereign issuers.
• AXA IM Core follows a desk analyst model requiring analysts to generate investment ideas and formulate buy, sell or hold recommendations based on high conviction views to support investment performance and alpha generation.
• Excellent analytical, written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-starter, strong initiative and an ability to work independently to set and manage priorities under competing deadlines.
• Team driven philosophy and approach.
• Fluent in English. Fluency in other languages a plus.
• CFA designation or master’s qualification a plus.
• We would love to know more about you. Let’s connect! Send us your resume.